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   Gary Stanley Becker (/ ˈ b ɛ k ər /; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago , and was a leader of the third generation of the Chicago school of economics .

   • Doctoral advisor: H. Gregg Lewis

   • School or tradition: Chicago School of Economics

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3. www.britannica.com › money › Gary-BeckerGary S. Becker | Nobel Prize, Economic Theory ... - Britannica

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   Gary S. Becker was an American economist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1992. He applied the methods of economics to aspects of human behaviour previously considered more or less the exclusive domain of sociology, criminology, anthropology, and demography.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2014/05/05 › businessGary Becker, 83, Nobel Laureate, Dies; Applied Economics to ...

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   May 5, 2014 · May 4, 2014. Gary S. Becker, a Nobel prize-winning economics professor and longtime columnist for Business Week whose research illuminated motivations about such aspects of everyday life as...

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   How did Gary Becker change economics?

   • One of the foremost economics scholars of the 20th century, the late Gary Becker transformed the field by extending its impact to the study of human behavior. By applying economic frameworks to real-world issues such as crime, discrimination, and the economics of the family, he upended the definition of economics.

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   Is Gary Becker dead or still alive?

   • Becker was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1930 and died in Chicago in 2014. Economist Gary S. Becker developed theories that applied economic reasoning to human behavior and business decision-making. His contributions range from the economics of crime to the economics of family life. Becker won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

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   Why did Gary Becker win a Nobel Prize?

   • Becker won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behavior and interaction, including nonmarket behavior. One of the foremost economics scholars of the 20th century, the late Gary Becker transformed the field by extending its impact to the study of human behavior.

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   Who is Gary Becker?

   • Prize motivation: “for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including nonmarket behaviour” Gary Becker was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was educated at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1955.

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6. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › economic-sciencesThe official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

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   Gary Becker was a Nobel laureate who applied economic theories and approaches to areas such as human capital, crime, and labor markets. He was born in 1930, died in 2014, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1955.

7. www.chicagobooth.edu › nobel-laureates › gary-beckerGary Becker | The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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   Gary Becker is a Nobel Prize–winning economist who extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to human behavior and interaction. He applied economic frameworks to real-world issues such as crime, discrimination, and the economics of the family. He taught at the University of Chicago from 1954 to 1970 and joined the faculty in 2002.

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   Aug 10, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Gary S. Becker, who applied economic reasoning to human behavior and business decision-making. Explore his contributions to topics such as discrimination, human capital, crime, and organ markets.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2014/05/06 › upshotHow Gary Becker Transformed the Social Sciences

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    May 5, 2014 · Gary Becker was the most important social scientist in the past 50 years and possibly longer, in my view. He was my intellectual hero, and I want to explain why. To Gary, who died on Saturday,...